Missing Malaysian trekker found dead in hilly area

NEW DELHI: A Malaysian who went missing in the northern Indian mountains more than a month ago was found dead by an Indian rescue team on Saturday night.

Vicknesvaren Murugesu’s body was found in the hilly Topavan area, about 25km from his resthouse in Gangotri, a popular spiritual site in Uttarkashi, in the northern state of Uttranchal.

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